The majority of voters across Thailand approved a junta-backed new draft constitution and an additional question in Sunday's referendum, paving the way for the formation of a civilian government supported by the military.
Less than three weeks away from a hotly awaited constitutional referendum, Thailand’s military government is scrambling to drum up support, broadcasting songs and television programmes in a vigorous public relations campaign.
Move comes after its public image was hit when a young woman, Guo Meimei, falsely claimed to work for charity while flaunting her luxury goods online in 2011
Authorities at provincial level and above can organize activities involving the release of state-protected animals to the wild, according to the draft submitted to a bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
India’s minister for women and children unveiled a draft of the country’s first-ever comprehensive anti-human trafficking law, which would treat survivors as victims in need of assistance and protection rather than as criminals.
Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha has implied the military-proposed amendments to Thailand's draft constitution would likely to be resubmitted to the charter drafting committee until the panel has done accordingly.
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) convened its bimonthly session Wednesday, deliberating legislation on deep sea exploration and the agenda for the fourth annual session of the 12th NPC.
The House of Representatives will decide the start of deliberations on a draft revision of the 2003 Terrorism Law in a discussion at the House’s Steering Committee (Bamus) next week, a lawmaker has said.
China's top legislature is deliberating an amendment to the Wildlife Law, the first since it came into force in 1989.China's top legislature is deliberating an amendment to the Wildlife Law, the first since it came into force in 1989.
Chinese lawmakers on Monday began reviewing draft legislation on the nation's first counter-terrorism law.
China's first domestic violence law may include emotional or psychological abuse and cover cohabitation in order to protect traditionally silent abuse victims, a new draft reads.
A final draft of a new global climate agreement was reached by negotiators in Paris on Saturday, ready for ministers to read and deal with sensitive political divergences next week.
Vietnam has started collecting citizens' feedback on a draft political report by the 11th tenure of the Party Central Committee (PCC) which is being submitted to the 12th National Party Congress on Tuesday.
Thailand's National Reform Council (NRC) on Sunday voted 135: 105, with 7 abstentions, to reject a 124-page draft constitution.
China's first draft law on domestic violence, currently under deliberation by top legislature, has made various breakthroughs toward bringing the social-cultural taboo under scrutiny of law, according to legal experts.
China's newest air pollution draft law no longer contains clauses allowing local governments to restrict or ban vehicles to fight air pollution, China's top legislature saw on Monday.
Chinese legislators are working on a law specifically for domestic violence that highlights prevention and introduces habeas corpus, bringing traditionally silent victims under protection of law.